Validating a portable device to assess ankle stability
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study tests a new portable device to measure ankle looseness or stiffness. It includes people with healthy ankles, those who have had a sprain but recovered, those with chronic instability, or those with a recent sprain.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 40 years old.
- Your ankle condition fits one of these: no prior sprain, a past sprain with no ongoing issues, chronic ankle instability (frequent giving way or pain), or a fresh sprain within the last 2 to 4 days.
- You have never broken your ankle (fractured it).
- You do not have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (a connective tissue disorder).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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